Title-holder for pictures



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-' S. G. DETWILER.

TITLE HOLDER FOR PICTURES.

Patented Sept. 13, 1887.

UNITE STATES A'rnNr rrrcn.

SAMUEL G. DETWILER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TITLE-HOLDER FO R PICTU RES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,926, datedSeptember 13, 1887. Application filed August 11, 1887. Serial No.246,661. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. DETWILER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Title-Holders for Pictures, of which the followingisaspecification. The object of my invention is to provide a framedpicture with a title-holder that can be moved into and out of view, andthis object I attain in the manner fully described hereinafter,reference being drawings, in which Figure l is a face View of a picturewith the title-holder exposed. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewoftherear ofpart of the picture-framewith the title-holder attached thereto. Fig. 3is a detached perspective view of the title-holder, and Figs. 4 to 9areviews of modified forms of the device.

My invention has been designed especially for use on the pictures ofpublic or private galleries which are not sufficiently extensive towarrant the publication of a catalogue. In such cases it is frequentlydesirable that visitors should have some means of informing themselvesas to the titles of the pictures, the names of the artists, 850.,without a resort to the plan of marking the titles, 850., directly onthe frames, the latter plan being expensive and inadmissible, where, asin showrooms or studios, forinstance, the pictures in the frames arefrequently changed. In some cases, moreover, it is desirable to givemore than the mere title of the picture. For instance, it may be wishedto add a short description or a key giving an outline of the picture anddescriptive memoranda, and my invention provides for this.

Referring to the drawings A is the frame of the picture, to the back ofwhich is secured the casing B of the title-holder, which may be made oftin; paper, or any other suitable marial, and is in the present instanceprovided with wings I) b at its lower extremity, by which it is attachedto the back of the frame A adjacent to the lower edge of the same, asshown in Fig. 2.

Within the casing Bis the title-sheet D, made of any suitable materialand connected to the upper portion of the casing by a spring, E, whichhas a tendency to draw the titlesheet into the casing, said title-sheetbeing, howhad to the accompanying ever, provided at its lower end with asuitable pull-button or tassel, e, by which it can be withdrawn from thecasing and exposed below the frame of the picture, as shown in Figs. 1and 2.

The title, description, key, or other matter is either printed or pastedupon the face of the sheet D, and if it is desired to consult the sameat any time the pull-button 6 may be drawn down to the position shown inFig. l,and also in dotted lines in Fig. 3, in which position the titleor other matter can be easily read, the title-sheet being then allowedto spring back into the casing B out of sight. It will thus be seen thatneither the face of the picture nor that of the frame is marred by thetitle-sheet, as the casing for the latter is secured to the back of theframe out of view.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the title-sheet suspended in the casing by meansof two coiled springs in place of the flat spring shown in Fig. 3.

In some instances the frame may be recessed and the casing B insertedinto the space thus formed, so that its back will be flush with the backof the frame, or the casing may rest upon the flange formed on theframe, as shown in Fig. 5, the frame being cut away sufficiently toallow. the title-sheet to pass between the frame and the wall.

The title-sheet maybe wound upon a roll similar to an ordinary springshade-roller, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the frame being recessed forthe reception of the roller.

In Fig. 8 I have shown the titlesheet pivoted at d to the casing B andprovided with a spring, e, which tends to retain the sheet in thecasing. A spring need not be used in all cases to return the title-sheetto its place in the casing. For instance, in Fig. 9 I have shown atitle-sheet held in place in the casing by a friction -spring, the sheetbeing both withdrawn and reinserted by hand.

When the casing B is made of paper, it may be secured to the back of thepicture or frame by glue or cement.

I claim as my invention- 1. A picture frame having a recessed portion,in combination with a title-sheet movable into and out of said recessedportion of the frame, all substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a picture-frame with a title-sheet supportedadjacent to the edge of spring supporting said title-sheetin the casing,the frame and free to be moved outward, so as all substantially asspecified. to be visiblebeyond the frame,all substantially In testimonywhereof I have signed my name as specified. to this specification in thepresence of two 5 3. The combination of a picture-frame with subscribingwitnesses.

a spring-supported title-sheet carried thereby, allsubstantially asspecified. SAMUEL DETWILER.

4. The combination of a picture-frame,a cas- Witnesses: ing securedthereto, a title sheet contained JOHN E. PARKER, 10 within but movablefrom said casing, and a HENRY HOWsON.

